Damon Wayans Jr. Will Stay on ‘New Girl’ All Season

Damon Wayans Jr. returned to New Girl this week, but it looks like he’s going to be sticking around for a while. EW reports that the Happy Endings alum has committed to staying on for the rest of season three. He won’t be billed as a full-time cast member; he’ll be a special guest star instead. Wayans was a cast member in New Girl’s pilot but was unable to appear in additional episodes when Happy Endings was given a surprise second season renewal by ABC. With Happy Endings now canceled, he returned to New Girl this week for what was originally supposed to be a six-episode arc until he was asked to stay all season.